# ionad
## Irish
### Alternative forms

* inead, ionadh, ionnad

### Etymology

From Old Irish inad (“place, spot”). The word originally ended with a lenited d (/ð/ in Old Irish, spelled dh in the modern language), which was delenited to /d/ before seo (“this”), sin (“that”). This construction was so common that the form with the delenited d spread to all positions in the modern standard language, though ionadh is still encountered in dialects.

### Pronunciation

* (Munster) IPA: /ˈun̪ˠəd̪ˠ/ ~ /ˈin̪ˠəd̪ˠ/
* (Connacht) IPA: /ˈinˠəd̪ˠ/
* (Ulster) IPA: /ˈɨnˠəd̪ˠ/

### Noun

ionad m (genitive singular ionaid, nominative plural ionaid)
* place, position, site, spot
    Synonyms: áit, láthair
* station, rank, post
    Synonym: stáisiún
* centre (place where a function or activity occurs), venue
    Synonyms: lárionad, láthair

#### Declension

bare forms
case
singular
plural
nominative
ionad
ionaid
vocative
a ionaid
a ionada
genitive
ionaid
ionad
dative
ionad
ionaid
forms with the definite article
case
singular
plural
nominative
an t-ionad
na hionaid
genitive
an ionaid
na n-ionad
dative
leis an ionad don ionad
leis na hionaid :
* Alternative plurals: ionada, ionadacha

#### Derived terms

* aerionad
* as ionad
* bean ionaid
* cúlionad
* fear ionaid
* in ionad
* ionad fostaíochta
* ionad siopadóireachta
* ionadach
* ionadaí
* ionadaigh
* ionadán
* ionadluach
* ionadú
* ionadúil
* jabionad
* lárionad
* meánionad
* múinteoir ionaid
* ollionad
* postionad

### Mutation

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

### References

* ↑ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “inad”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
* ↑ Breatnach, Risteard B. (1947) The Irish of Ring, Co. Waterford: A Phonetic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, section 446.3, page 121
* ↑ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 142
* ↑ Wagner, Heinrich (1959) Gaeilge Theilinn: Foghraidheacht, Gramadach, Téacsanna [The Irish of Teelin: Phonetics, Grammar, Texts] (in Irish), Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath [Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies], section 532, page 203; reprinted 1979

### Further reading

* Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ionad”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
* de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “ionad”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
* “ionad”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025

## Scottish Gaelic
### Etymology

From Old Irish inad (“place, spot”).

### Noun

ionad m (genitive singular ionaid, plural ionadan)
* place, spot
** room, abode, office
** position
* centre (building)
* (computing) site, website
    ionad eadar-lìon ― internet site

#### Derived terms

* ionad-beachd, ionad-seallaidh (“viewpoint”)
* ionad-bhùthan (“shopping centre”)
* ionad-cleasachd (“gymnasium”)
* ionad-còmhnaidh (“residence; habitation”)
* ionad-dìon nàdair (“nature reserve”)
* ionad-fiosrachaidh (“information centre”)
* ionad-gnìomhachais (“industrial estate”)
* ionad-obrach (“job centre”)
* ionad-siubhail (“travel agency”)
* ionad-slàinte (“health centre”)
* ionad-spòrsa (“sports centre”)
* ionad-thaighean (“housing estate”)
* ionadail (“local”, adjective)

### Mutation

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

### References

* Edward Dwelly (1911) “ionad”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
* Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “inad”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language